Wednesday's Anchovies

Here comes the last day of our 5D4N Sabah trip . Nothing much for the last day, just had some leisure walk around the city and do some souvenir shopping. Talk about souvenir shopping, Filipino Market and the handicraft market (located next to each other) would be one of the best choice for tourist like us. Located near to Sabah Waterfront, Filipino Market is definitely a place worth visit to. The landmark :) For tourist, you can settle your souvenirs shopping here! From home decoration to T-shirts, and small items like keychains and fridge magnets, all are available here! There are quite a number of souvenir stalls here selling similar items, so try to compare the price and bargain for the best offer. Be a smart consumer :P Local food like tea leaves, coffee powder, chips and dried seafood are available here too! Dried salted fish, dried anchovies and dried small shrimps are hot selling items here! My mum got a packet of dried anchovies, it is fre...

From Pulau Sapi , we travelled to Pulau Manukan. Just short distance, reached after around 10minutes by speed boat. Stunned by the view from jetty. So BLUE lol! The water is super clear too! Spotted lots of fishes swimming around the jetty once we landed! Pulau Manukan is the second largest island in Tunku Abdul Rahman Park and it is one of the most popular islands in Sabah. Facilities here is quite well-established compared to other islands where chalets and few restaurants are available here. Public bathroom is available here too. By the way, food sold on the island is with “resort” price. Please bring along some snack to save your wallet lol. We saw people bring along whole bucket of KFC! Slurps! Blue, green, cream :P It was around 12PM and the sun was burning! The wooden bridge – A famous selfie spot for tourist lol. Leisure time on the beach :) Can’t get enough of the lovely blue sky! Quite painful to walk on t...

A trip to Kota Kinabalu is not complete without island hopping, Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park is one of the must visit attraction when you travel to Sabah. Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park comprises of 5 islands which are Pulau Gaya, Pulau Sapi, Pulau Manukan, Pulak Mamutik and Pulau Sulug. All these 5 islands located between 3km to 8km from Kota Kinabalu. Tunku Abdul Rahman Park After breakfast, we departed to Jesselton Point Ferry Terminal, which is the ferry terminal heading to islands in Tunku Abdul Rahman Park. At the ferry terminal, there are around 10 travel agencies offering similar types of island hopping package to tourists. Everyone shouting at price lower than next door, just like pasar malam lol. Generally, the package offered is similar among all travel agencies, which are ferry rate for adults or children, for 1 island or 2 islands or even 3 islands and also rental fee for snorkeling equipment.  Famous islands among tourists are Pulau Sapi, Pu...

After Kundasang War Memorial , we headed to Poring Hot Spring at Ranau. Poring Hot Spring is part of the Kinabalu Park, approximately 40minutes drive from Kundasang War Memorial. There are 3 circuits of canopy walkways with a total length of 373.6metres and a height of up to 41metres depending on the slope of the land below. The walkway is opened to the public since May 1990. The first circuit is in a "Y" shape, with total length of 157.6metres.  Canopy Walkway Main attraction here is hot spring with sulphuric minerals as well as the famous Canopy Walkway! There are other attractions like butterfly farm, Orchid garden and etc. (Click to enlarge). Once we reached there, we proceed to the ticket counter to pay the park conservation fee where a ticket/ receipt would be given as prove of payment. Crossed a river and started our journey! With the ticket, you can enter the park and enjoy foot soaking at public outdoor bath tubs filled wit...